G E ll Yl a n r. 
l.e cede 3 to t!ie empire; and that his imjie'rial majefly 
fiimild have the power of ereftiiif^ forts to rettrain the 
gtirrifons of Waradin and Newhaiifcl. '1 his declaration, 
together witli an aU'iirance of exemption frOni the lodg¬ 
ing and fnbfiftcnce of foreigti troops, appetifed the minds 
ol the Hungarian lords, who immediately ratified the 
treaty, and returned peacctibly to their refjieclive cltates. 
But the fiibfequcnt conducl of the emperor proved fo 
inimical to the liberty of Hungary, that the people iiiianl- 
moully refolved to fliake oif their allegiance, and aCfti- 
ally took up arms to deliver thcmfelvcs from the iinjuit 
oppredions of the houfe of Aulfria. 
No looncr had Leopold fent a body of forces to check 
this dangerous revolt, than he received intelligence that 
Louis XIV. of France had made an irruption into tlie 
Low-countries, and threatened to carrj" the war into 
Franche Comte. The emperor now law himfelf placed 
as it were bet'.vcen two fires.—being attacked on the one 
hand by Louis, and on the other by the revolted Hun¬ 
garians: the princes of the empire offered but little ;if- 
liflance in tliis dillrefling exigence; and th, French mo¬ 
narch purfued his conquefts with fuch fiirprifmg rapi- 
dity, that in the fpace of one month the Netherlands 
were threateiied with entire rednttion ; and tlic Spaniards 
were obliged to purchafe tlie recovery of Franche Compte 
by a ceflion of Rorgues, Femes, Courtray, and the whole 
country arterwards called French Flanders. In the mean 
time, the Hungarians pcrfiflcd in ilteir refolution of cither 
fluiking oft tlie imperial yoke or lelfening their depend¬ 
ence. Leopold confented to lilence fome of their com¬ 
plaints, by ftlling up the. vacant office of palatine, and 
pefloring the proteflauts all their churches and revcnue.s ; 
but th.e rcfidence of a German garrifon at Tokai ftill 
afforded ample caufe of difeontent, and Hungary flill 
refoLinded with murmurs and difafteftion. 
While the' emperor' was taking meafures to appeafe 
the troubles of Fluugary, the malcontents of that king¬ 
dom, in 1671, conceived the defign of expelling all tlie 
(ferman forces ; and counts Tattembach and Serini fent 
a private deputation to folicit the aflifiance of the Turks. 
Tile fultan, liowever, honourably refufed this overture ; 
and tlie confpiratoi's, being betrayed to his imperial ma¬ 
jefly, perflhed by the liauds of tlie executioner. All the 
nobles and deputies of LTpper and I.owcr Hungary were 
tlieii fiimmoiied to a diet at PreffiL-rg; and inflead of ob¬ 
taining their former demands, they were compelled to 
maintain a German army of thirty thouiaiid men, to pay 
their ulual taxes, and to inflict exemplary punifhmcnts 
on their feditious countrymen. ■ 
Meanwhile Louis XIV. having diflblved the triple 
alliance of the Dutch, Swedes, and Knglifli, made for¬ 
midable preparations for an invafion of Holland, and 
prevailed on tlie emperor to obferve a-neutrality. I.eo- 
pold, however, was i’oon alarmed by the progrefs of tlie 
French arms, and determined on fending a powerful 
reinforcement to the States-general. Accordingly, lie 
ordered thirty tlioufand men to march to their afihtance ; 
and at the Luiie time declared by a manifcllo, that, as 
guarantee of tlie treaty of Weflphalia, which the Freiuli 
had violated, he propoled to exert liimfelf for the fafety 
of the Germanic body, and to clieck tlic progrefs of an 
infatkae enemy, who was dreaded by all Europe. 
'1 he prince ot Orange, being unable to oppofe the 
French army, employed hiuifelf in retaking fome towns 
which had been recently feized ; and, by a fabfequent 
jundtion of his forces with thofe of MoiilccuciiU and 
the governor of Spanifh Flanders, he compelled the 
enemy to evacuate the provinces of Flollaiid, after they 
had exadted fome heavy ceiitributions, and fecured the 
artillery at Graves and Maeflricht. 
Louis XIV. opened tf.e next camp.aign with th'e ficge 
of iiefanpon, the garrifon of whidi iiiaue a vigorous de¬ 
fence ; but were at lejigth. obliged to furrendcr them- 
ielvfs'prifoners of war. Dole, Salins, and Gemerlheiin, 
Were alfo reduced; and the vifcouut i u re line, liaving 
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defeated an army of the allies near Sintzheuii, lavaged 
the whole pakatinate with fire and I'word. The com-' 
plaints of the eledlor palatine upon t.his occafion ndpu od 
"tlie otlier pirinces of Germany with indignation ag,i.inff 
the invaders; and in lefs tlian a month they lent otit 
fuch powerful reinforcements, that Tureniie deemed it 
advif.ible to retire to Landau, while the nnpcrialilTs 
waited upon the banks of the Ill for tlie eledto'r tn 
Brandenburg, who liad promifed to join tliem with 
twenty tlioufand men. Previoufly to tJiat junclion, how- * 
ever, they were attacked by Turenwe, wiio obliged them 
to take refuge under the cannon of Strafliurg. Ke af¬ 
terwards made a fuccefsful attempt upon their quarters 
at Remiremont, and reduced them to great extremities: 
b;it in attempting the redudlion of Svilfbach, he was 
killed by a cannon.ball, and his troops were obliged to 
retire with precipitation to Altenheim. Immediately 
after this event, the eledlor of Brandenburg made an 
irruption into Swedifli Pomerania, and the cities oi Bre¬ 
men and 1'erdcn were taken by the imncrialills. 
Monteciiculi liav'ing.' in 1677, obtained permifFion to 
retire upon account of his infiniiitie.s, tlie command ol 
tlie imperial army was given to the duke of Lorraine, 
one of the greatefl generals that ever ferved the lioulc 
of Auffria. This prince immediately marched into Up¬ 
per Alface againfl the duke of Luxemburg, and attacked 
the French forces with fuch iiiipetuofity, that they were 
quickly thrown into diforder, and would have been to¬ 
tally routed, had not their Ffnglifli allies fupported the 
charge, while they retreated under tlie comiterfcarp of 
Saverne. The lublequent fiege of Piilliplburg proved 
extremely troublefome to tlie imperialiils ; for their 
tents were waffled away by tlie overHowing of the Rhine, 
and the duke of Luxemburg feized every opportunity 
of travcyfing their meafures: but thefe difficulties ivere 
ultimately I'uriiiounted, and the town furrendered on 
capitulation. Meanwhile the eledlor of Brandenburg, 
having reduced Stettin, and many other places of iin- 
portande in Swedifli Pomerania, paffed over to Stralfnnd, 
where general Koningfmark eommanded, with one thou, 
fand fix hundred Iiorfe, and fix hundred loot. Three 
tlioufand of the citizens immediately took up arms, and 
avowed their intention of defending ilienilelves to tk.e 
lad extremity; but, after fullainiiig a furious bombard¬ 
ment, they hoilled a flag of truce, and obliged tlie go- 
vci'iior to caj'itulate. Grijifwald was loon afterward 
attacked in a finiilar nianiier, and the garrifon were 
obliged to lurrender at dil'eretiun. 
WJiilil tlib duke of Lorraine was employed in Alface, 
Leopold gave frefli canfe of difcoiitcnt to the Hunga¬ 
rians, by fuppreffing the office of palatine, and appoint¬ 
ing a viceroy for tlieir kingdom. 'I'liis change of govern¬ 
ment was lb extremely odious, that the malcontents 
immediately threatened to throw oft' the Auftrian yoke, 
and cltoofe a king of their own nation; and they re¬ 
ceived Inch powerful fuccours from tlie vaivode of 
Tranfylvaiiia, tivat they were foon in a condition to refift 
tlie troops of the emperor. 'I'ekeli, prime niiniffer to 
the vaivode, all’erted the rights of Hungary at the liead 
of twenty tlioufand men ; and a zealous protef'lant, called 
I'.ither Jofepli, led a numerous army into the hereditary 
countries of the houl'e of Auffria, and compelled moll of 
tile inhabitants to flee for fafety to Vienna. 
Tlie iiiiperidlills made every polfible exertion to crufh 
tills dangerous revolt; but their attempts were generally 
inilucceisful, and they were defeated in feveral fuccel- 
live engagements. This circuinllance, together witli tlie 
expectation of more ferious coiifequences from the in¬ 
terference of the Turks, induced Leopold, in 1679, to 
hearken to terms of Jccomniodation, and a truce was 
accordingly concluded between Tekeli and the imperial 
geueial. About the fame time, Louis XIV. and tlie 
allies concluded a peace at Niinegueii, which was loon 
after ratified by the emperor. 1 he eie( 5 lor of Branden¬ 
burg, and the king of Denmark, conceiving tljc^nl'elves 
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